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Hertz Selling Its Shelby Mustang Mach-E Fleet For A Price That’ll Short-Circuit Your Wallet

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Hertz Rent-A-Car has more than 50 Shelby Mustang Mach-E GTs for sale. Regardless of condition or mileage, it’s asking at least $65,000 for each one. The Shelby moniker and rarity might make these cars worthy of the price tag. Hertz is now ready to offload some of its Shelby Mustang Mach-E fleet. The cars in question sport a special Hertz livery along with a handful of unique bits. Sure, the $65,000 price tag might seem steep, but for those who recall how values of past Hertz exclusives have appreciated, it might not be entirely out of line. This isn’t Hertz’s first foray into renting out performance cars. Back in the 1960s, the company ran its legendary “Rent-A-Racer” program, offering Shelby Mustangs for anyone who wanted a taste of high-octane fun, no dealership necessary. That program didn’t last, but the concept of renting high-powered pony cars endured. In fact, the Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT is a unique creation just for Hertz. Shelby built just 100 of these cars.
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Tesla Model S Plaid Is The Ultimate Pursuit Vehicle (Until It Runs Out Of Juice)

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Unplugged Performance debuted its modified Model S Plaid police vehicle at SEMA. The 1,020-horsepower pursuit car is equipped with red and blue emergency lights throughout. While the powertrain remains stock, Unplugged has upgraded the brakes for high-speed pursuits. Imagine you’re a criminal who’s running from the police. After perhaps playing a little too much Grand Theft Auto, you get into a police chase, but rather than pulling over, you floor it, trying to outrun the authorities. But you’re not being chased by any old patrol car; instead, a Tesla Model S Plaid is pursuing you. Yes, a Plaid. The EV equivalent of a ballistic missile on wheels, armed with 1,020 horsepower and a 0–60 time that’s under two seconds. Still feeling lucky? While this scenario is unlikely to unfold (right,guys?), given how pricey the Model S Plaid is, that hasn’t stopped Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT division from using the flagship EV as the base for its latest pursuit vehicle, unveiled at
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Toyota’s 2024 Tacoma Transmission Fix Didn’t Stop A Class Action Lawsuit

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Toyota is fixing select Tacoma models that have been broken and will replace the transmissions of ones that fail in the future. A new class action claims Toyota is liable for fraudulent concealment/omission and other charges. Two months ago, Toyota issed a technical service bulletin for the 2024 Tacoma, announcing that it would replace the eight-speed transmissions and torque converters of vehicles with a pressure control solenoid actuator stuck or a torque converter clutch actuator locked in the “off” position. Evidently, that promise of a fix wasn’t enough for Abdul Syed, who is the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed against Toyota. The lawsuit claims that the eight-speed automatic transmissions of 2024 Toyota Tacoma models can fail to shift into gear, enter limp mode, or engage harshly, leading to damage that can cause the entire gearbox to fail. Furthermore, it’s also alleged that the transmissions and torque converters offered by Toyota as replacements are als
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Mustang Driver Almost Saves It Leaving A Car Meet—Almost

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A Mustang driver’s failed power slide at a car meet ended in a collision with a sign. Luckily, the vehicle didn’t strike any spectators who were gathered around. As with many pony car crashes, the driver seemed a bit too eager with the throttle. If you’re in the market for a powerful, rear-wheel-drive sports car, the Ford Mustang is right up there. While it’s good the famous pony car is relatively affordable, the downside is that they can often end up in the hands of enthusiasts who don’t know how to handle all of that power. Case in point: the driver of this black Mustang in the US. Incidents of Ford Mustang drivers crashing while leaving car events have become so commonplace nowadays that it’s now almost more surprising for a car meet to be held without a Mustang crashing than it is for a Mustang to crash at an event. Watch: Mustang And SUV Collide On Highway, Then All Hell Breaks Loose In this case, the driver of the Mustang hit the throttle while making a right-ha
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Kia Embraces The Outdoors With Rugged EV9 And PV5 EVs

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Kia has introduced five new concepts at SEMA including ones based on the EV9 and PV5. The automaker also showed more realistic builds based on the Sportage, Sorento, and Telluride. The modifications vary by model, but most have lifts, wraps, and off-road tires. The SEMA Show is underway in Las Vegas and Kia has used the event to unveil an assortment of new concepts. While there are five in total, the emphasis is clearly on EVs. Kicking things off is the EV9 Advntr , which imagines an off-road focused three-row electric crossover. It features a 3-inch (76 mm) lift and a rugged front fascia with prominent recovery hooks. More: 2026 Kia EV9 GT Debuts In January With ‘Enormous Power’ And 4 Second 0-60 MPH Time The changes continue further back as we can see heavy duty rocker panels and a custom roof rack with an integrated light bar. Rounding out the highlights are a new rear bumper and stylish wheels wrapped in meaty tires. For the vanlife crowd, there’s the PV5 Wkndr
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